1[(b) “Agricultural tractor”
means any mechanically propelled 4-wheel vehicle designed to work with suitable
implements for various field operations and/ or trailers to transport
agricultural materials.Agricultural
tractor is a non-transport vehicle;

(c)“Agricultural trailer-” means a trailer
generally left uncovered with single/double axle construction, which is coupled
to an agricultural tractor by means of two hooks and predominantly used for
transporting agricultural materials;]

2[(d)]“Financier” means a
person with whom the registered owner of a motor vehicle has entered into an
agreement of hire-purchase, lease or hypothecation in respect of such vehicle
and whose name is entered in the certificate of registration as referred to in
Form 34.

2[(e)]“Form” means a Form
appended to these rules;

2[(f)]“Section” means a
section of the Act;

2[(g)l“Trade certificate”
means a certificate issued by the registering authority under rule 35;

2[(h)] “Non transport
vehicle” means a motor vehicle which is not a transport vehicle.

1.Added by GSR 338(E) dt. 26-3-1993.

2.Relettered by GSR 338(E) dt. 26-3-1993.

CHAPTER II

LICENSING OF
DRIVERS OF MOTOR VEHICLES

GENERAL

3. General. -The provisions of
sub-section (1) of section 3 shall not apply to a person while receiving
instructions or gaining experience in driving with the object of presenting
himself for a test of competence of drive, so long as -

(a)Such person is the holder of an
effective learner’s licence issued to him in Form 3 to drive the vehicle;

(b)Such person is accompanied by an
instructor holding an effective driving licence to drive the vehicle and such
instructor is sitting in such a position as to control or stop the vehicle; and

(c)There is painted, in the front and the
rear of the vehicle or on a plate or card affixed to the front and the rear,
the letter “L” in red on a white background as under: -

L

Note:The painting on the vehicle or on the plate or card shall not be
less than 18 centimeters square and the letter “L” shall not be less thin 10
centimeters high, 2 centimetres thick and 9 centimeters wide at the bottom.

PROVIDED that a person, while
receiving instructions or gaining experience in driving a motorcycle (with or
without a side-car attached), shall not carry any other person on the
motorcycle except for the purpose and in the manner referred to in clause (b).

1[4.Evidence
as to the correctness of address and age.-Every
applicant for the issue of a licence under this Chapter shall produce as
evidence of his address and age, any one or more of the following documents in
original or relevant extracts thereof duly attested by a gazette officer of the
Central Government or of a State (Government or an officer of a local body who
is equivalent in rank to a gazette officer of the government or Village
Administration Officer or Municipal Corporation Councillor or Panchayat
President, namely, -

1.Ration card,

2.Electoral roll,

3.Life insurance policy,

4.Passport,

5.Electricity or telephone bill,

6.Pay
Slip issued by any office of the Central Government or State Government or a
local body;

7.House tax receipt,

8.School certificate,

9.Birth certificate,

10.Certificate granted by a registered
medical practitioner not below the rank of a civil surgeon, as to the age of
the applicant:

PROVIDED that “where the applicant is not
able to produce any of the above mentioned documents for sufficient reason, the
licensing authority may accept any affidavit sworn by the applicant before an
Executive Magistrate, or a First Class judicial Magistrate or a Notary Public
as evidence of age and address.]

1.
Substituted by GSR 338(E) dt.
26-3-1993.

5.Medical certificate. -

1[(1)] Every application for the
issue of learner’s licence, or a driving licence, or for making an addition of
another class of description of motor vehicle to a driving licence, or for
renewal of 2 a learner’s licence or a driving licence, shall be accompanied by
a medical certificate in 2[Form
IA] issued by a registered medical practitioner referred to in subsection (3)
of section 8.

3[(2)An application for a
medical certificate shall contain a declaration in Form 1.

(3)A medical certificate issued in Form 1A
shall be valid for a period of one year from the date of issue. It shall be
accompanied by a passport size copy of the photograph or the applicant.

Any person who has, after
the date of commencement of these rules, produced a Medical certificate in
connection with the obtaining of a learners licence or a driving licence,
whether for initial issuance or for renewal thereof, or for addition of another
class of motor vehicles to his driving licence, shall not be required to
produce medical certificate, except where the application is aide for the
renewal of a driving licence.

A photograph of the
applicant shall be affixed at the appropriate place shown in 1[Form 1A] and the registered Medical practitioner
shall affix his signature and seal to the said photograph in such a Banner that
the signature and the seal appear partly on thephotograph
and partly on the form of the medical certificate.

2[(1) One year from the date of commencement of Central Motor Vehicle
(Amendment) Rules, 1993, any person driving a goods carriage carrying goods of
dangerous or hazardous nature to human life share, in addition to being the
holder of a driving licence to drive a transport vehicle, also have the ability
to read and write at least one Indian language out of those specified in the
VII Schedule of the Constitution and English and also possess a certificate of
having successful), passed a course consisting of following syllabus and
periodicity connected with the transport of such goods:

1.Substituted by GSR 933(E) dt.
28-10-1989.

2.Substituted by GSR 338(E) dt.
26-3-1993.

Period of training

3 days

Place of training

At any institute recognised by the State
Government

Syllabus

A.Defencive
driving

Questionnaire

Duration of training for

Cause of accidents

A and B-Ist and 2nd day

Accidents statistics

Driver’s personal fitness

Car condition

Braking distance

Highway driving

Road /Pedestrian crossing

Railway crossing

Adapting to weather

Head on collision

Rear end collision

Night driving

Films and discussion

B.Advance
Driving skills and Training

(i)Discussion

Before starting

-Check list

-Outside/below/near/vehicle

-Product side

-Inside vehicle

During driving

-Correct speed /gear

-Signalling

-Lane control

-Overtaking/giving side

-Speed limit/safe distance

-Driving on slopes

Before stopping

-Safe stopping place, signalling, road width,
condition

After stopping

-preventing vehicle movement

-wheel clocks

-vehicle attendance

Night driving

(ii)Field
test training

-1 driver at a time

C. Product safety-UN
classificationDuration

UN Panel-Hazchem Codeof training

-Toxicity,for (C)

Flammability,third day

other
definitions

Product information-Tremcards

-CIS/MSDS

-Importance
of temperature

pressure,
level

-Explosive
limits

-Knowledge
about equipment

Emergency procedure-Communication

-Spillage
handling

-Use
of PPE

-Fire-fighting

-First
aid

-Toxic
release control

-Protection
of wells, rivers,

lakes, etc.

-Use
of protective equipment

-Knowledge
about valves, etc.]

(2)The holder of a driving licence
possessing the minimum educational qualification or the certificate referred to
in sub-rule (1), shall make an application in writing on a plain paper along
with his driving licence and the relevant certificate to the licensing
authority in whose jurisdiction he resides for making necessary entries in his
driving licence and if the driving licence is in Form 7 the application shall
be accompanied by the fee as is referred to in Sl.No. 8 of the Table to rule 32

(3)The licensing authority, on receipt of
the application referred to in sub-rule (2), shall make an endorsement in the
driving licence of the applicant to the effect that he is authorised to drive a
goods carriage carrying goods of dangerous or hazardous nature to human life.

(4)A licensing authority other than the
original licensing authority making any such endorsement shall communicate the
fact to the original licensing authority.]

(1)Save as otherwise provided in sub-rule
(2), every applicant for a learner’s licence shall present himself before the
licensing authority on such date, place and time, as the licensing authority
may appoint, for a test and satisfy such authority that the applicant possesses
adequate knowledge and understanding of the following matters, namely,-

(a)The traffic signs, traffic signals and
the rules of the road regulations made under section 118;

(b)The duties of a driver when his vehicle
is involved in an accident resulting in the death or bodily injury to a person
or damage to property of a third party;

(c)The precautions to be taken while
passing an unmanned railway crossing; and

(d)The documents he should carry with him
while driving a motor vehicle.

1[(1A).In determining as to whether an applicant
possesses adequate knowledge and undertaking of the matters referred to in
sub-rule (1) the licensing authority shall put to the applicant questions of
objective type such as specified in Annexure VI.

Explanation: For the purposes of this
sub-rule, “adequate knowledge” means answering correctly at least 60 percent of
the questions put to him.

(2)Nothing contained in sub-rule (1) shall
apply to the following class of applicants, namely,-

(a).The holder of an effective driving
licence

(b)The holder of a driving licence which
has expired but five year, have not elapsed,

(c)The
holder of a learner’s licence issued or renewed after the commencement of these
rules.

In the case of an application for a learner’s
licence to drive a motorcycle without gear by an applicant under the proviso to
sub-section (1) of section 4, the application shall be signed by the parent or
guardian of the applicant.

(d)Save as otherwise provided in rule 6, a
medical certificate in 1[Form 1A];

(e)A driving certificate in Form 5 issued
by the school or establishment from where the applicant received instruction,
if any.

1.Substituted by GSR 933 (E) dt.
28-10-1989.

15.Driving test

(1) No person shall appear for the test of
competence to drive unless he has held Learner’s licence for a period of at
least 1[thirty days].

(2)The test of competence to drive referred
to in sub-section (3) of section 9 shall be conducted by the licensing
authority or such other person as may be authorised in this behalf by the State
Government in a vehicle of the type to which the application relates.

(3)The applicant shall satisfy the person
conducting the test that he is able to-

(a)Adjust the rear-view mirror;

(b)Take suitable precautions before
starting the engine;

(c)Move away safely and smoothly straight
ahead at an angle, while at the same time engaging all gears until the top gear
is reached.

(d)To change to the lower gears quickly
from the top gear when the traffic conditions warrant such change;

(e)Change quickly to lower gears when
driving downhill;

(f)Stop and re-start the vehicle on a
steep upward incline making proper use of the hand-brake or of the throttle and
the foot-brake without any rolling back, turn right and left corners correctly
and make proper use of the rear-view mirror before signalling;

(g)Overtake, allow to be overtaken, meet or
cover the path of other vehicles safely and take an appropriate course of the
road with proper caution giving appropriate signals;

(h)Give appropriate traffic signals at the
appropriate time, in clear and unmistakable manner by hand or by electrical
indicators fitted to the vehicle.

(i)Change lanes with proper signals and
with due care;

(j)Stop the vehicle in an emergency or
otherwise, and in the latter case, bring it to rest at an appropriate course on
the road safely, giving appropriate signals;

(k)In the case of vehicle having a reverse
gear, driving the vehicle backwards, reverse it into a limited opening either
to the right or left under control and with reasonable accuracy;

(1)Cause the vehicle to face in the
opposite direction by means of forward and reverse gears;

(m)Take correct and prompt action on the
signals given by traffic signs, traffic lights, traffic controllers, policemen
and take appropriate action on signs given by other road users;

(n)Act correctly at pedestrian crossings,
which are not regulated by traffic light or traffic police, by giving
preference to persons crossing the roads;

(o)Keep well to the left in normal driving;

(p)Regulate speed to suit varying road and
traffic conditions;

(q)Demonstrate general control of the vehicle
by confident steering and smooth gear changing and braking as and when
necessary;

(r)Make proper use of the rear-view minor
before signalling, beginning manouevring, moving away, altering the course to
overtake, turning right or stopping;

(s)Use the proper side when driving
straight, turning right, turning left and at junction of the road;

(t)Make proper use of accelerator, clutch,
gears, and brakes (hand and foot) steering and horn;

(u)Anticipate the actions of pedestrians,
drivers of other vehicles and cyclists;

(v)Take precautions at cross roads and on
road junctions with regard to:

(i)Adjustment of speed on approach,

(ii)Proper use of rear-view mirror,

(iii)Correct positioning of the vehicle before
and after turning to the right or left,

(iv)Avoidance of cutting right hand corners,

(v)Looking right, left and right again
before crossing or emerging,

(w)Concentrate in driving without his attention
being distracted, It and to demonstrate the presence of mind;

(x)Show courtesy and consideration for the
safety and convenience of other road users, such as pedestrians, drivers of
other motor vehicles or cyclists.

(1)An application for addition of another
class or description of motor vehicle the driving licence shall be made in Form
8 to the licensing authority and shall be accompanied by-

(a)An effective learner’s licence and
driving licence held by the applicant;

(b)In the case of an application for
addition of a transport vehicle, the driving certificate in Form 5;

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(d)Appropriate fee as specified in rule 32

(2)The provisions of sub-section (l),
sub-section (3) and sub-section (4) of section 9 shall, in so far as may be,
apply in relation to an application under sub-section (1) as they apply in
relation to an application for the grant of a driving licence.

(1)An
application for the renewal of a driving licence shall be made in Form 9 to the
licensing authority having jurisdiction over the area in which the applicant
ordinarily resides or carries on business and shall be accompanied by-

(a)Appropriate fee as specified in rule 32;

(b)Three copies of the applicant’s recent 1[passport size photograph], if renewal is to be
made in Form 6;

(c)The driving licence;

(d)The medical certificate in 1[Form 1A].

(2)Where the driving licence authorizes the
holder of such licence to drive a transport vehicle as well as any other
vehicle, then the licensing authority shall, subject to the production of
medical certificate, renew, such licence for the appropriate period as
specified in sub-section (2) of section 14.

Where the licensing authority rejects an
application for the renewal of a driving licence under sub-section (5) of
section 15, it shall refund half of the fee paid for such renewal to the
applicant, on an application made by him in that behalf not later than thirty
days from the date of receipt of the order rejecting the application.

For the purposes of clause (f) of sub-section (1)
of section 19, the commission of the following acts by a holder of a driving
licence shall constitute nuisance or danger to the public, namely:

(1)Theft of motor vehicle

(2)Assault on passengers.

(3)Theft of personal effects of passengers

(4)Theft of goods carried in goods
carriages.

(5)Transport of goods prohibited under any
law.

(6)1[Driver,
while driving a transport vehicle, engaging himself in activity which is likely
to disturb his concentration.]

(7)Abduction of passengers

(8)Carrying overload in goods carriages

(9)Driving at speed exceeding the specified
limit

(10)Carrying persons in goods carriage, either
inside the driver’s cabin in excess of its capacity or on the vehicle, whether
for hire or not.

(11)Failing to comply with the provisions of
section l34

(12)Failure to stop when signal led to do so
by any person authorised to do so.

(13)Misbehavior with and showing discourtesy
to passengers, intending passengers or consignors and consignees of goods

(14)Smoking while driving public service
vehicles

(15)Abandoning vehicle in a public place
causing inconvenience to other road users or to passengers in the vehicle

(17)Interfering with any person mounting or
preparing to mount up on any other vehicle

(18)Allowing
any person to sit or placing things in such a way as to impede the driver from
having a clear vision of the road or proper control of the vehicle.

(19)Not stopping a stage carriage at approved
stopping places for a sufficient period of time in a safe and convenient
position upon demand or signal of the conductor or any passenger desiring to
alight from the vehicle and unless there is no room in the vehicle, upon demand
or signal of any person desiring to becoming a passenger.

(20)Loitering
or unduly delaying any journey and not proceeding to the destination as near as
may be in accordance with the time table pertaining to the vehicle, or, where
there is no such time table, with all reasonable despatch.

(21)Not driving a contract carriage, in the
absence of a reasonable cause, to the destination named by the hirer by the
shortest route

(22)The driver of a motor cab not accepting
the first offer of hire, which may be made to him irrespective of the length of
the journey for which such offer is made.

(23)The driver of a motor cab demanding or
extracting any fare in excess to that to which he is legally entitled or
refusing to ply motor cab.

1[(24) Abandoning a transport
vehicle as a mark of protest or agitation of any kind or strike in a public
place or in any other place in a manner causing obstruction and inconvenience
to the public or passengers or other users of such places.]

(1)No person shall establish or maintain
any driving school or establishment for imparting instructions for hire or
reward in driving motor vehicles without a licence in Form 11 granted by the
licensing authority.

(2)An application for the grant or renewal
of a licence under sub-rule (1) shall be made in Form 12 or Form 13, as the
case may be, to the licensing authority having jurisdiction in the area in
which the school or establishment is situated and shall be accompanied by
appropriate fee as specified in rule 32.

Explanation:For the purposes of this rule and rules 25
to 28 “licensing authority” means an officer not below the rank of the Regional
Transport Officer of the Motor Vehicles Department establishment under section
213.

(3)The licensing authority shall, when
considering an application for the grant or renewal of a licence under this
rule, have regard to the following matters, namely: -

(i)The applicant and the staff working
under him are of good moral character and are qualified to give driving
instructions;

(ii)The premises where the school or
establishment is proposed to be conducted is either owned by the applicant or
is taken on lease by him or is hired in his name and it has adequate provision
for 1[conducting lecture and demonstration
of models] besides adequate parking area for the vehicles meant to be used for
imparting instructions in driving:

PROVIDED that in respect of
schools or establishments imparting instructions in driving of motor vehicles
or matters connected therewith immediately before the commencement of these
rules, the licensing authority may permit the conducting of instruction
facilities in the same premises, where the school or establishment is housed
for a period of six months, notwithstanding the fact that the premises do not
satisfy the conditions laid down in this clause

(iii)The financial resources of the proposed
school or establishment are sufficient to provide for its continued
maintenance;

(iv).The applicant owns and maintains a minimum
of one motor vehicle each of the type in which instruction is imparted in the
school or establishment-

(v)The vehicles are available exclusively
for purposes of imparting instruction and all such vehicles, except
motorcycles, are fitted with dual control facility to enable the instructor to
control or stop the vehicle;

(vi).The applicant maintains the following
apparatus, equipments and other requirements namely, -

(a)A blackboard,

(b)A road plan board with necessary model
signals and charts,

(c)Traffic signs chart,

(d)Chart on automatic signals and signals
given by traffic controllers where there are no automatic signals,

(e)A service chart depicting a detailed
view of all the components of a motor vehicle,

(f)Engine gear box, 2[brake shoe and drums] (except where the
applicant desires to impart instruction in the driving of motorcycles only),

PROVIDED, that where the
applicant is unable to maintain a projector and screen, it shall be sufficient
if arrangements are made by the applicant for audio-visual demonstration of
road safety by means of pre-recorded video cassettes though television or other
similar display equipment,

(n)A fully equipped first-aid box for use
in emergency at the premises;

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(viii)The applicant or any member of the staff
employed by him for imparting instructions possesses the following
qualifications, namely,

(a)A minimum educational qualification of a
pass in the 10th standard,

(b)A minimum driving experience of five
years in addition to a certificate in a course in motor mechanics or any other
higher qualification in mechanical engineering from an institution established
by the Central or a State Government or from an institution recognised by the
Board of Technical Education of State Government,

(c)Thorough knowledge of traffic signs
specified in the Schedule to the Act and the regulations made under section
118,

(d)Ability to demonstrate and to explain
the functions of different components, parts of the vehicles,

(e)Adequate knowledge of English or the
regional language of the region in which the school or establishment is
situated:

PROVIDED that any person who
has served as an instructor for a period of not less than five years
immediately before the commencement of these rules, is exempted from the
requirements of this sub-clause.

(4)The licensing authority may, on receipt
of an application under sub-rule (2) and after satisfying that the applicant
has complied with the requirements of sub-rule (3), grant or renew a licence in
Form 11.

(5)No application for licence shall be
refused by the licensing authority unless the applicant is given an opportunity
of being heard and reasons for such refusal are given in writing by the
licensing authority.

A licence granted in Form 11 shall be in force for
a period of five years and may be renewed on an application in Form 13 made to
the licensing authority, which granted the licence not less than sixty days
before the date of its expiry.

(1)If at any time a licence granted under
sub-rule (4) of rule 24 is lost or destroyed the holder of the licence shall
forthwith intimate the loss to the licensing authority which granted the
licence and shall apply in writing to the said authority, for a duplicate.

(2)On receipt of an application along with
the appropriate fee as specified in rule 32, the licensing authority shall
issue a duplicate licence clearly marked “Duplicate”.

(3)If after the issue of a duplicate
certificate, the original is found, the same shall be surrendered forthwith to
the licensing authority by which it was issued.

(a)Maintain
on an annual basis, a register in Form 14 and an alphabetical list of the names
of the students admitted during the year;

(b)Conduct the training course according to
the syllabus specified in rule 31;

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(d)Issue to every student who has completed
the course a certificate in Form 5;

(e)Submit to the licensing authority, which
granted the licence such information, or return as may be called for by it from
time to time for the purposes of this Chapter.

(f).Not shift the school or establishment
from the premises mentioned in the licence without the prior approval in
writing of the licensing authority, which granted the licence;

(g)Keep the premises of the school or
establishment and the record and registers maintained by it at all reasonable
times open for inspection by the licensing authority or by any person
authorised in this behalf by the licensing authority;

(h)Exhibit in a conspicuous manner on all
the motor vehicles used for imparting instructions the name, full address of
the school or establishment and the telephone number, if any, in bold letters;

(i)Maintain a record separately for each
trainee showing the number of driving hours spent every day in Form 15.

(j) Display at a prominent place in its office the following:

(i)The licence in original issued to the
school or establishment by the licensing authority, and

(ii)The names and addresses of instructors employed
by the school or establishment;

(k)Not act in a manner calculated to
mislead any person making an application to receive instructions from the
school or establishment as to his ability to procure a licence for such person
other than in accordance with these rules or to connive with any person in acts
of commission or omission with a view to circumventing the provisions of this
Chapter

Any person aggrieved by any order of the licensing
authority under sub-rule (5) of rule 24, rule 25 or rule 28 may, within thirty
days of the date of receipt of such order, appeal to the head of the Motor
Vehicles Department established under section 213.

(1)An appeal under rule 29 shall be
preferred in duplicate in the form of a memorandum, setting forth the grounds
of objections to the order of the licensing authority and shall be accompanied
by a certified copy of the order appealed against and appropriate fee as
specified in rule 32.

(2)The appellate authority, after giving an
opportunity to the parties to be heard and after such further enquiry, if any,
as it may deem necessary, pass appropriate orders.

Certain definitions
Driving licence and its renewal Carrying driving licence, certificates of
1989, and the State Motor registration, fitness and insurance, permit
taxation card or tax token and production of such document on demand by
checking officers

1.Factors affecting the vehicle parts due
to bad and negligent driving

2.General day-to-day maintenance and
periodical maintenance

3.Battery maintenance

4.Tyre maintenance and tube vulcanising

5.Engine tune up

6.Checking wheel alignment

7.Brake adjustment

8.Accelerator, brake, clutch-pedal
adjustment

9.Fan belt adjustments

10.Observation of dash-board meters

11.Lubrication

12.Removal of air lock and oil block

K. FIRST-AID

1.Introduction to first-aid

2.Outline of first-aid

3.Structure and functions of the body

4.Dressings and bandages

5.The circulation of the blood

6.Wounds and haemorrhage

7.Haemorrhage from special regions

8.Shock

9.Respiration

10.Injuries to bones

11.Burning scales

12.Unconsciousness (insensibility)

13.Poisons.

1[(2) The lessons for training
drivers of non-transport vehicles shall cover Parts A, B, C, F, G and K of the
syllabus referred to in sub-rule (1) and the training period shall not be less
than twenty-one days:

PROVIDED that, in case of
motor cycles, it shall be sufficient compliance with the provisions, if portion
of Part C of syllabus as applicable to such vehicles are covered.

(3)The lessons for training drivers of
transport vehicles shall cover Parts E,F,G, H, I, J and K of the syllabus
referred to in sub-rule (1) and the training period shall not be less than
thirty days:

PROVIDED that this sub-rule
shall not apply in respect of drivers holdings,, driving licence to drive
medium goods vehicle or medium passenger motor vehicle who had undergone the
lessons after the commencement of this rule, and desiring to obtain a driving
licence to drive heavy goods vehicle or heavy passenger motor vehicle.

(4)The actual driving hours for trainees in
driving non-transport vehicles shall not be less than ten hours and actual
driving hours for trainees in driving transport vehicle shall not be less than
fifteen hours:

PROVIDED that, in the case
of drivers holding driving licence to drive medium goods vehicle or medium
passenger motor vehicle under going training for heavy motor vehicles, it shall
be sufficient if they undergo training in driving for a period of not less than
five hours.

2[(5) Nothing in this rule
shall apply in the case of an applicant whose driving licence authorises him to
drive a motor cycle or a three-wheeler non-transport vehicle or a motor car,
applying for a licence to drive a motor cab of the respective type, or in the
case of an applicant holding a driving licence to drive a tractor, applying for
a licence to drive a tractor-trailer combination.

(6)Where any trainee possesses first-aid
certificate issued by St. john Ambulance Association, he need not undergo Part
K of the syllabus referred to in sub-rule (1).]

(1)Where there is no school or
establishment as is referred to in sub-section (4) of section 12 (sic) granted
a licence under sub-rule (4) of rule 24, in any taluk within the jurisdiction
of the licensing authority, the licensing authority may, notwithstandinganything contained in sub-rules (3) and (4)
of rule 24 or rule 25,granta temporary licence to any establishment or any
person for imparting instruction in the driving of a transport vehicle, subject
of the following conditions, namely,-

(a)The temporary licence shall be valid for
a period of one year from the date of its issue:

PROVIDED that as long as the
taluk does not have any school or establishment, the licensing authority may
renew a temporary licence granted under this sub-rule for a further period not
exceeding one year t a time.

(b) The
person imparting instruction in thedriving of a transport vehicle shall possess the following
qualifications, namely:

(i) A minimum driving experience of
fiveyears in the class of vehicles in
which instruction is proposed to be imparted;

(ii)Adequate knowledge of the regional language
of the region in which the school or establishment is situated;

(iii)A thorough knowledge of traffic signs
specified in the Schedule to the Act and the Regulations made under section
118;

(iv) Ability to demonstrate and explain the
functions of different components and parts of a vehicle.

(c)The applicant shall maintain a motor
vehicle each of the type in which the instruction is imparted and also the
following apparatus, namely, -

(i)Black board;

(ii)Traffic sign chart;

(iii)A service chart depicting a detailed view
of all the components of a motor vehicle;

(2)The driving schools run by a State
Transport Undertaking or an Industrial Training Institute set up by the Central
Government or any State Government and other establishments run by the Central
Government or a State Government which have facilities for imparting training
for drivers, shall be authorised to issue driving certificates in Form 5,
subject to the condition that the training imparted in these schools shall be
in accordance with the syllabus referred to in rule 31.]

For the purpose of the
proviso to section 39, a motor vehicle ill the possession of a dealer shall be
except front the necessity of registration subject to the condition that he
obtains a trade certificate front the registering authority leaving
jurisdiction ill the area in which the dealer has his place of business in
accordance with the provisions of this Chapter.

(1)On receipt of an application for the
grant or renewal of a trade certificate in respect of a vehicle, the
registering authority may, if satisfied that the applicant is a bona e dealer
and requires the certificates specified in the application, issue to the
applicant e or more certificates, as the case may be, in Form 17 and shall
assign in respect of each certificate a trade registration mark consisting of
the registration mark referred to the notification made under subsection (6) of
section 41 and followed by two letters d a number containing not more than
three digits for each vehicle, for example:-

AB-Represent State Code.

12-Registration
District Code.

TCl-Trade
certificate number for the vehicle.

(2)No application for trade certificate
shall be refused by the registering authority unless the applicant is given an
opportunity of being heard and reasons for such refusal are given in writing.

(1)If at any time the trade certificate is
lost or destroyed, its holder shall report to the police station in the
jurisdiction of which the loss or destruction has occurred and intimate the
fact in writing to the registering authority by whom the certificate was issued
and apply in form 18 to the said authority for a duplicate certificate
accompanied by the appropriate fee as specified in rule 81.

(2)On receipt of an application along with
fee, the registering authority may issue a duplicate trade certificate clearly
marked “Duplicate”.

(3)If after the issue of a duplicate
certificate the original is traced, the same shall be Surrendered forth with to
the registering authority by which it was issued.

(1)A trade registration mark and number
shall not be used up on more than one vehicle at a time or upon any vehicle
other than a vehicle bona fide in the possession of the dealer in the course of
his business or on any type of vehicle other than the one for which the trade
certificate is issued

(2)The trade certificate shall be carried
on a motor vehicle in a weather-proof circular folder and the trade
registration mark shall be exhibited in a conspicuous place in the vehicle.

A trade certificate shall be
used only by the person to whom it is issued and such person shall not allow or
offer or cause the certificate or the number assigned in connection therewith
to be used by any other person:

PPROVIDED that the
provisions of this rule shall not apply where the person to whom the
certificate is granted, or a person bona fide in his employment and acting
under his authority, or any other person bona fide acting on behalf of the
holder of a trade certificate is present in the vehicle, or if such vehicle is
designed for use by only one person and is being used by a prospective
purchaser of that vehicle for the purpose of reasonable test or trial.

The holder of a trade
certificate shall not use any vehicle in a public place under that certificate
for any purpose other thin the following: -

(a)For test, by or on behalf of the holder
of a trade certificate during the course of, or after completion of,
construction or repair, - or

(b)For proceeding to or returning from a
weigh bridge for or after weighment, or to and from any place for its
registration; or

(c)For a reasonable trial or demonstration
by or for the benefit of a prospective purchaser and for proceeding to or
returning from the place where such person intends to keep it; or

(d)For proceeding to or returning from the
premises of the dealer or of the purchaser or of any other dealer for the
purpose of delivery; or

(e)For proceeding to or returning from a
workshop with the objective of fitting a body to the vehicle or painting or for
repairs; or

(f)For proceeding to and returning from
airport, railway station, wharf for or after being transported; or

(g)For proceeding to or returning from an
exhibition of motor vehicles or any place at which the vehicle is to be or has
been offered for sale; or

(h)For removing the vehicle after it has
been taken possession of by or on behalf of the financier due to any default on
the part of the other party under the provisions of an agreement of
hire-purchase, lease or hypothecation.

(1)Every holder of a trade certificate shall
maintain a register in Form 19 in duplicate which shall be in a bound book,
with pages numbered serially.

(2)The particulars referred to in Form 19
except the time of return under column 7, shall be entered in the register
before the commencement of each trip by the holder of the trade certificate or
his representative and a duplicate copy of Form 19 made prior to the
commencement of each trip shall be carried during the trip by the driver of the
vehicle and shall be produced on demand by any officer empowered to demand
production of documents by or under the Act.

(3)The holder of a trade certificate shall,
at the end of a trip, fill in column 7 of Form 19 (both original and
duplicate), and the register and the duplicate shall be open for inspection by
the registering authority.

If the registering authority has reason to believe
that the holder of any trade certificate has not complied with the provisions
of rules 39 to 43, it may, after giving the holder an opportunity of being
heard, suspend or cancel the trade certificate held by him.

Any person aggrieved by an order of the registering
authority under rule 35 or rule 44 may, within thirty days of the receipt of
any such order, appeal to the head of the Motor Vehicles Department established
under section 213.

(1) The appeal referred to in rule 45 shall
be preferred in duplicate in the form of memorandum, setting forth the grounds
of objections to the order of the registering authorityand shall be accompanied by the appropriate fee as specified in
rule 81 and a certified copy of the order appealed against.

(2)The appellate authority, after giving an
opportunity to the parties to be heard and after such enquiry, if any, as it
deems necessary, pass appropriate orders.

(1)An application for registration of a
motor vehicle shall be made in Form 20 to the registering authority with in a
period of 1[seven days] from
the date of taking delivery of such vehicle, excluding the period of journey
and shall be accompanied by: -

(a)Sale certificate in Form 21;

(b)Valid insurance certificate;

2[(c)Copy of the proceedings
of the State Transport Authority or Transport Commissioner or such other
authorities as may be prescribed by the State Government for the purpose of
approval of the design in the case of a trailer or a semi trailer];

(d)Original sale certificate from the
concerned authorities in Form 21 in the case of ex-army vehicles;

(e)Proof of address by way of any one of
the documents referred to in rule 4;

(f)Temporary registration, if any;

(g)Road-worthiness certificate in Form 22
from the manufacturers, 3[Form
22A] from the body builders;

(h)Customs’ clearance certificate in the
case of imported vehicles along with the licence and bond, if any; and

(i)Appropriate fee as specified in rule
81.

(2)In
respect of vehicles temporarily registered, application under the sub-rule (1)
shall be made before the temporary registration expires.

On receipt of an application under rule 47 and
after verification of the documents furnished therewith, the registering
authority shall, subject to the provisions of section 44, issue to the owner of
the motor vehicle a certificate of registration in Form 23:

1[PROVIDED that where the
certificate of registration pertains to a transport vehicle it shall be handed
over to the registered owner only after recording the certificate of fitness in
Form 38].

Every registering authority shall keep in Form 24 a
permanent register of motor vehicles registered by it under section 41 and of
motor vehicles of other States for which new registration marks are assigned by
it under sub-section (2) of section 47 and shall also enter in such record
under the respective registration numbers, all changes made with reference to
the provisions of sub-section (10) or sub-section (14) of section 41,
sub-section (5) of section 49, sub-section (6) of section 50, sub-sections (1),
(2), (3) and (5) of section 51, subsection (4) of section 52, orders of
suspension under section 53 and order of cancellation under sections 54 and 55.

(1) The registration mark referred to in
sub-section (6) of section 41 shall be displayed both at the front and at the
rear on all motor vehicles clearly and legibly on a plain surface of a plate or
part of the vehicle not inclined to vertical by more than thirty degrees, at
the front facing direct to the front and at the rear facing direct to the rear.

(2)Inthecaseofmotorcyclestheregistrationmarkinthefrontshallbedisplayed
parallel to the handle bar on any part of the vehicle including mudguard facing
the front instead of, on a plate in line with the axis of the vehicle:

PROVIDED that:

(a)The registration mark exhibited at the
rear of a transport vehicle shall be affixed to the vehicle on the right hand
side at a distance not exceeding one metre from the ground as may be reasonably
possible having regard to the type of the body of the vehicle;

(b)The registration mark shall also be
painted on the right and left side on the body of the vehicle in the case of a
transport vehicle;

(c)The registration mark shall also be
painted and exhibited on the partition provided between the driver and the
passengers, facing the passengers’ seats or, where there is no such partition,
on the front interior of the vehicle near the roof to the left side of the
driver’s seat facing the passengers’ seats in the case of a stage carriage or a
contract carriage and in the case of a motor cab or a taxi cab it shall be
sufficient if the registration mark is painted on the dash-board;

(d)The registration mark shall be exhibited
on a plate or surface on the left hand side and on the rear in the case of a
trailer or the last trailer, apart from the registration mark of the drawing
motor vehicle to which such trailer or trailers are attached.]

2[(3) The registration mark
shall be exhibited in two lines, the State code and registering authority code
forming the first line and the rest forming the second line, e below the other:

PROVIDED that the
registration mark in the front may be exhibited in one line:

PROVIDED FURTHER that in
models of two vehicles having no sufficient provion at the rear to exhibit the
registration mark in two lines, it shall be sufficient if in such vehicles
registration mark is exhibited in a single line:

PROVIDED FURTHER that
registration mark on a light motor vehicle may be in e centre with illumination.

(4)Every motor vehicle, except motor cab
and motor car, manufactured on and form the date of commencement of the Central
Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Rules, 93, shall be provided with sufficient space
in the rear for display of registration mark two lines-

(5)In case of agricultural tractors, the
registration mark need not be inclined to e vertical by more than 30 degrees.

(6)The registration mark of the drawing
agricultural tract or may not be exhibited the agricultural trailer or trailers.]

(1)An application by or on behalf of the
owner of a motor vehicle, other than a transport vehicle, for the renewal of a
certificate of registration, shall be made to the registering authority in
whose jurisdiction the vehicle is, in Form 25 not more than sixty days before
the date of its expiry, accompanied by the appropriate fee as specified in rule
81.

(2)On receipt of an application under
sub-rule (1), the registering authority shall refer the vehicle to the
authority referred to in sub-section (1) of section 56 and after obtaining a
certificate of fitness from that authority, renew the certificate of
registration.

PROVIDED that in a case
where the certificate of fitness is granted on a date after the expiry of a
certificate of registration, the renewal shall be made from the date of grant
of the certificate of fitness for a period of five years.

(3)A motor vehicle other than a transport
vehicle shall not be deemed to be validly registered for the purposes of
section 39, after the expiry of the period of validity entered in the
certificate of registration and no such vehicle shall be used in any public
place until its certificate of registration is renewed under sub-rule (2).

53. Issue of duplicate certificate of
registration

(1)If at any time, the certificate of
registration is lost or destroyed the owner shall report to the police station
in the jurisdiction of which the loss or destruction has occurred and intimate
that fact in writing to the registering authority by whom the certificate of
registration was issued.

(2)An application for the issue of a
duplicate certificate of registration shall be made to the original registering
authority in Form 26 and shall be accompanied by the appropriate fee as
specified in rule 81.

(1)An application for the assignment of a
new registration mark under sub-section (1) of section 47 shall be made in Form
27 and shall be accompanied by a no objection certificate in Form 28 along with
the appropriate fee as specified in rule 81, within a period of thirty days
from the date of expiry of the period specified in the said section:

PROVIDED that where a motor
vehicle is intended to be kept in a state for a period exceeding twelve months
and the owner of such vehicle makes a declaration to that effect, the
application may be made at any time within the said period of twelve months.

(2)On receipt of an application under
sub-rule (l) the registering authority shall, subject to the provision of
section 44, assign to the vehicle the registration mark.

(1)Where the ownership of a motor vehicle
is transferred, the transferor shall report the fact of transfer in Form 29 to
the registering authorities concerned in whose jurisdiction the transferor and
the transferee reside or have their places of business.

(2)An application for the transfer of
ownership of a motor vehicle under sub-clause (i) of clause (a) of sub-section
(1) of section 50 shall be made by the transferee in Form 30, and shall be
accompanied by-

(i)The certificate of registration;

(ii)The certificate of insurance; and

(iii)The appropriate fee as specified in rule
81.

(3)An application for transfer of ownership
of a motor vehicle under sub-clause (ii) of clause (a) of subsection (1) of
section 50 shall be made by the transferee in For 30 and shall, in addition to
the documents and fee referred to in sub-rule (2), b accompanied by one of the
following documents, namely, -

(a)A no-objection certificate granted by
the registering authority under sub-section (3) of section 48; or

(b)An order of the registering authority
refusing to grant the no-objection certificate under sub-section (3) of section
48; or

(c)Where the no-objection certificate or
the order, as the case may be, has no been received, a declaration by the
transferor that he has not received an such communication together with-

(i)The receipt obtained from the
registering authority under sub-section (2) of section 48; or

(ii)The postal acknowledgment received from
the registering authority where the application for no-objection certificate
has been sent by pos

(1)Where the owner of a motor vehicle dies,
the person succeeding to the possession of the vehicle may for a period of
three months, use the vehicle as if it ha been transferred to him where such
person has, within thirty days of the death of the owner informs the
registering authority of the occurrence of the death of the owner and of his
own intention to use the vehicle.

(2)The person referred to in sub-rule (l)
shall apply in Form 3l within the period of three months to the said
registering authority for the transfer of ownership of the vehicle in his name,
accompanied by-

(1)The person who has acquired or purchased
a motor vehicle at a public auction conducted by or on behalf of the Central
Government or a State Government shall make an application in Form 32 within
thirty days of taking possession of the vehicle to the registering, authority
accompanied by

(a)The appropriate fee as specified in rule
81;

(b)The certificates of registration and
insurance-

(c)The certificate or order confirming the
sale of the vehicle in his favour duty signed by the person authorised to
conduct the auction; and

(d)The certified copy of the order of the
Central Government or State Government authorising the auction of the vehicle.

(2)Where the vehicle auctioned is a vehicle
without any registration mark or with a registration mark which on verification
is found to be false, the registering authority shall, subject to the
provisions of section 44, assign a new registration mark to the vehicle in the
name of the Department of the Central Government or State Government auctioning
the vehicle and thereafter record the entries of transfer of ownership of the
vehicle giving the name and address of the person to whom the vehicle is sold.

(1)An application for the issue of a no-objection
certificate under section 48 in respect of a into or vehicle shall be made in
Form 28 to the registering authority by which the vehicle was previously
registered, accompanied by-

(a)The certified copy of the certificate of
registration;

(b)The certified copy of the certificate of
insurance;

(c)Evidence of payment of motor vehicle tax
up-to-date;

(d)Where no tax is payable for a certain
period a certificate from the tax collecting authority that no tax is due from
the vehicle for the said period.

(2)In the case of a transport vehicle, in
addition to the documents referred to in sub-rule (1), documentary evidence in
respect of the following matters shall also be furnished, namely, -

(a)That the vehicle is not covered by any
permit issued by any transport authority;

(b)That the sum of money agreed upon to be
paid by the holder of the permit under sub-sections (5) and (6) of section 86,
if any, is not pending recovery-

(c)Evidence of payment of tax on passengers
and goods under any law for the time being in force up to the date of
application for a no-objection certificate.

(3)On receipt of an application under
sub-rule (l), the registering authority shall fill Part-III of Form 28 and
return that part to the applicant duly signed.

(4)Where the registering authority grants
or refuses to grant the no-objection certificate, it shall return the duplicate
copy of the said Form to the applicant and the triplicate copy to the other
registering authority after duly filling and signing Part II thereof.

An application for recording a change in the
residence in the certificate of registration of a motor vehicle shall be made
by the owner of the vehicle in Form, 13 accompanied by the certificate of
registration and proof of address in the manner specified in the rule 4 and the
appropriate fee as specified in rule 81.

An application for making an entry of
hire-purchase, lease or hypothecation Agreement in the certificate of
registration of a motor vehicle required under sub-section (2) of section 51
shall be made in Form 34 duly signed by the registered owner of the vehicle and
the financier and shall be accompanied by the certificate of registration and
the appropriate fee as specified in rule 81.

(1)Anapplicationforiiiakinganentryofterminationofagreementofilire-purcilase,
lease or hypothecation referred to in sub-section (3) of section 51 shall be
made in Form 35 duly signed by the registered owner of the vehicle and the
financier, and shall be accompanied by the certificate of registration and the
appropriate fee as specified in rule 81.

(2)The application for the issue of a
fresh, certificate of registration under subsection (5) of section 51 shall be
made in Form 36 and shall be accompanied by a fee as specified in rule 81.

(3)Wlieretheregisteredownerhasrefusedtodeliverthecertificateofregistration
to the financier or has absconded then the registering authority shall issue a
notice to the registered owner of the vehicle in Form 37.

(1)A certificate of fitness in respect of a
transport vehicle granted under section 56 shall be in Form 38 and such certificate
when granted or renewed shall be valid for the period as indicated below :

(a)

New transport vehicleTwo years

Two years

(b)

Renewal of certificate of fitness in respect of
vehicle mentioned in (a) above 1[*
* *]

One year

2[(c)

Renewal of certificate of fitness in respect of
vehicles covered under rule 82 of these rules

Three years]

(d)

Fresh registration of imported vehicles

Same period as in the case of vehicles
manufactured in India having regard to the date of manufacture.

(2)The fee for the grant or renewal of a
certificate of fitness shall be specified in rule 81.

(1)
No operator of an authorised testing
station shall issue or renewal certificate of fitness to a transport vehicle
under section 56 without a letter of authority in Form 39 granted by the
registering authority.

(2)An application for grant or renewal of a
letter of authority under sub-rule(1) shall be made in Form 40 to the
registering authority having jurisdiction in the area in which the service
station or garage is situated and shall be accompanied by,-

(a)The appropriate fee as specified in rule
81;

(b)A security deposit of 1[rupees one lakh] in such manner as may be
specified by the State Government.

Explanation: For the purposes of this
rule and rules 64 to 72, the registering authority means an officer not below ,
the rank of the regional transport officer of the Motor Vehicles Department
established under section 213.

(3)A registering authority shall, when
considering an application for the grant or renewal of a letter of authority,
have regard to the following matters, namely, -

(a)The applicant or at least one of the members
of the staff employed by him for the inspection of transport vehicles for the
purpose of issue of renewal of certificate of fitness possesses the following
minimum qualifications:

(ii)Experience of minimum service of five
years in an automobile workshop undertaking repairs of heavy goods vehicles,
heavy passenger motor vehicles, medium motor vehicles and light motor vehicles;

(iii)A driving licence to drive motorcycles,
heavy passenger motor vehicles and heavy goods vehicles with a minimum driving
experience of not less than five years;

(iv)Thorough knowledge of the Act and the
Rules made thereunder, especially the Chapters relating to registration of
motor vehicles and construction, equipment and maintenance of motor vehicles;

(b)The premises where the authorised
testing station is to be housed is in either owned by the applicant or is taken
on lease by him or is hired in his name and it his 1[minimum of one acre of land] for
administrative section, reception from and 1[sanitary
block and space for erection] of testing equipments and other apparatus;

(c)Inspection lanes are provided adjacent
to the building in the same compound or at other places approved by the
registering authority;

(d)Testing equipments and apparatus are
installed in such manner that vehicles may pass through with ease and speed;

1[(e)The applicant maintains
in good condition, the equipment and apparatus for undertaking test pertaining
to exhagust gas, smoke emission, brake system, head-lights, wheel alignments,
compressors, speedometers and other like components];

(f)The
financial resources of the applicant are sufficient to provide for its
continued maintenance;

(g)The applicant maintains an up-to-date
copl7 of the Act, these Rules and the concerned State Motor Vehicles Rules.

(4)The registering authority shall also,
when considering an application under this rule, take into consideration the
fact that the setting up of the authorised testing station will improve the
availability of testing facilities in the area both in relation to the number
of vehicles and proximity to such facilities.

(5)The registering authority may, on
receipt of an application under sub-rule(2) and after satisfying himself that
the applicant has complied with the requirements of sub-rules (3) and (4),
grant or renew the letter of authority in Form 39:

PROVIDED that no application
for a letter of authority shall be refused by the registering authority unless
the applicant is given an opportunity of being heard and reasons for Such
refusal are given in writing by the registering authority.

(a)Maintain a register with a separate page
for each vehicle containing the registration number of the vehicle for which
the certificate of fitness is granted or renewed, the make and model of the
vehicle, the engine number and the chassis number of the vehicle along with the
pencil point of the chassis number, the name and address of the owner of the
vehicle, particulars of any permit of such vehicle, period of validity of
certificate of fitness granted or renewed and the signature of the owner of the
vehicle of his, authorised representative;

(b)Forward the particulars of the transport
vehicles for which certificates of fitness have been granted or renewed and the
period of validity of such certificate, within two days of grant or renewal of
the certificate of fitness, to the authority which his granted the perni4t and
where the transport vehicle is not covered by a permit, to the transport
authority in whosejurisdiction the
vehicle is kept;

(c)Issue to every transport vehicle
satisfying the requirements of section 56, a certificate of fitness in
accordance with the provisions of rule 62;

(d)Not shift the place of business
mentioned in the letter of authority without the prior approval in writing of
the registering authority which granted the letter of authority;

(e)Keep the premises of the testing and the
records and registers maintained by it and all the machinery, equipment and
apparatus in the premises at all reasonable times open for inspection by the
registering authority or any person of the Motor, vehicles Department of the
State Government established under secure, 213 authorised in this behalf by the
registering authority;

(f)Display at a prominent place in its
main office the following:

(i)The letter of authority in original
issued to the authorised testing station by the registering authority;

(ii)The name and address of the person
authorised to issue or renew the certificate of fitness;

(iii) The qualifications of the persons referred
to in clause (a) of sub-rule(3) of rule 63;

(g)Not charge a fee for inspection of a
vehicle for the purpose of issue or renewal of the appropriate certificate of
fitness in excess of the fee specified in rule 81;

(h)Surrender to the Regional Transport
Authority leaving jurisdiction over the area, the register referred to in
clause (a) as soon as entries in all the pages in the register are completed
and in any case not later than two days after such completion.

(1)If at any time the letter of authority
granted or renewed under sub-rule (51) of rule 63 is lost or destroyed, the
holder of the letter of authority shall report to the police station in the
jurisdiction of which the loss or destruction has occurred and intimate the fact
in writing to the registering authority which granted or renewed the letter of
authority act shall apply for a duplicate.

(2)On receipt of an duplication along with
the appropriate fee as specified in rule the registering authority may issue a
duplicate letter of authority clearly marked “Duplicate”.

(3)If after the issue of a duplicate letter
of authority, the original is traced, the same shall be surrendered forth with
to the registering authority by which it was issued.

The registering authority or any officer of the,
Motor Vehicles Department of the State Government duly authorised in this
behalf by the registering authority may, at any time, conduct test checks at
the premises of the authorised testing station with a view to ensure that the
vehicles are properly tested by the authorised testing station.

The authorised testing station shall submit to the
registering authority or the Regional Transport Authority having jurisdiction
in the area, such information or returns as may be called for by such authority
from time to time.

(1)If the registering authority is
satisfied after giving the holder of a letter of authority an opportunity of
being heard, that he has-

(a)Failed to maintain the equipment,
machinery and apparatus referred to in sub-clause (e) of sub-rule (3) of rule
63 in good condition; or

(b)Failed to comply with the other
requirements laid down in sub-rule (3) of rule 63; or

(c)Failed to observe correct standards of
testing before granting or renewing certificates of fitness as noticed at the
time of test-checking referred to in rule 67 or the frequency of accidents
involving transport vehicles covered by certificates of fitness granted or
renewed by the authorised testing station attributable to any mechanical defect
of the vehicle, it may-

(i)Suspend the letter of authority for a
specified period, or

(ii)Cancel the letter of authority; or

(iii) Order forfeiture of the security deposit
furnished by the authorised testing station.

(2)Where the letter of authority is
suspended or cancelled under sub-rule (l), the holder of the letter of
authority shall, within thirty days of the receipt of the order of forfeiture,
remit to the registering authority the amount ordered to be forfeited so that
the requirement of sub-rule (2) of rule 63 in relation to deposit of security
is complied with.

Any person aggrieved by an order of the registering
authority under sub-rule (5) of rule 63 or sub-rule (1) of rule 68, may, within
thirty days of the receipt of the order, appeal to the head of the Motor
Vehicles Department of the State Government established under section 213.

(1)An appeal under rule 70 shall be
preferred in duplicate in the form of a memorandum, setting forth the grounds
of objections to the order of the registering authority and shall be
accompanied by the appropriate fee as specified in rule 81 and a certified copy
of such order.

(2)The appellate authority may, after
giving an opportunity to the parties to be heard and after such enquiry as it
may deem necessary, pass appropriate orders.

(1)The holder of a letter of authority may,
at any time, surrender the letter of authority issued to him, to the
registering authority which has granted the letter of authority and on such
surrender, the registering authority shall cancel the letter of authority forth
with.

(2)On cancellation of the letter of
authority under sub-rule (1), the registering authority shall refund to the
holder of the letter of authority, the amount of security deposit referred to
in sub-rule (2) of rule 63 in full and without any interest.

No authorised testing station shall accept an
application for the grant or renewal of a certificate of fitness unless the
same is accompanied by a tax clearance certificate in such form as may be
specified by the State Government, from the Regional Transport Officer or Motor
Vehicles Inspector having jurisdiction in the area to the effect that the
vehicle is not in arrears of motor vehicle tax or any compounding fee referred
to in sub-sections (5) and (6) of section 86.

The authority referred to in
sub-section (1) of section 60 shall assign registration marks to the vehicles
belonging to the Central Government and used for defence purposes in the
following manner, namely, -

A group of figures followed
by a single capital letter, a broad arrow, not more than six figures and a
capital letter or a group of letters.The registration mark shall be in English letters and Arabic numerals.

(1)Every application for registration of a
motor vehicle under sub-section (1)of section 42 by or on behalf of any
diplomatic officer or consular officer shall be made in triplicate by the head
of the mission or consular officer in Form 42 and be addressed to the
registering authority through the competent authority accompanied by the
relevant documents and fees referred to in rule 47.

(2)The competent authority shall forward
one copy of the application to the registering authority concerned together
with a statement certifying the status of the person applying for registration
and shall return one copy of the application to the applicant.The third copy of the application may be
retained by the competent authority for record.

(3)The registering authority shall, on
receipt of the application duly endorsed under sub-rule (2), register the
vehicle, subject to the provisions of section 44.

(4)The registering authority shall issue to
the owner of a motor vehicle registered by it under sub-rule (3), a certificate
of registration in Form 43 and shall enter in a register to be kept by it,
particulars of such certificate.

(5)The registering authority shall assign
to the motor vehicle for display there on in the manner specified in rule 77,
the registration mark in accordance with sub-rule (6) or sub-rule (7), as the
case may be.

(6)A motor vehicle belonging to a
diplomatic mission or to a consular post in Delhi or to any of its diplomatic
or consular officers shall be assigned a registration mark consisting of the
letters “CD” preceded by the number allotted to the mission or post by the
Ministry of External Affairs of the Government of India and followed by a
number allotted to the vehicle by the registering authority in the following
manner, namely, -

(i)An official vehicle meant for the use
of the head of a mission or post shall be allotted the number “I”;

(ii)Personal vehicles of the head of the
mission or post shall be allotted the number “1”, followed consecutively, in
alphabetical order, by a letter beginning with the letter ‘A”, -

(iii)Official vehicles, other than those
referred to in clause (i), shall be allotted consecutive numbers beginning with
the number ‘2”;

(iv)Vehicles belonging to other officers of
the mission or post shall be allotted numbers in consecutive order after the
last number allotted under clause (iii);

(v)Vehicles acquired by a mission or post,
or by its diplomatic or consular officer, other than heads of missions or
posts, shall be allotted numbers in consecutive order after the last number
allotted under clause (iv) irrespective of whether such vehicle is for official
or personal use of the mission or post or any of its officers;

(vi)A number allotted to a vehicle under any
of the clauses (i) to (iv), which is lying unutilised due to sale or export of
such vehicle or cancellation of its number may be allotted to another vehicle
under the same clause in respect of which an application has been made under
sub-rule (1).

(7)A motor vehicle belonging to a consular
post outside Delhi or to any of its officers shall be assigned a registration
mark consisting of the letters “CC” preceded by the number of the post allotted
to it by the Ministry of External Affairs of the Government of India and
followed by a number, allotted to the vehicle by the registering authority out
of a block of numbers allotted for that post in the following manner, namely,-

(i)An official vehicle meant for the use
of the head of a consular post shall be allotted the first number from the
block of numbers allotted to that post;

(ii)Personal vehicles of the Consul-General
shall be allotted the number referred to in clause (i), followed consecutively
in alphabetical order by a letter beginning with the letter “A”;

(iii)Official vehicles other than those
referred to in clause (i), shall be allotted consecutive numbers beginning with
the second number from the block of numbers allotted to the post;

(iv)Vehicles belonging to other officers of
the post shall be allotted numbers in consecutive order after the last number
allotted under clause (iii);

(v)Vehicles acquired by a post, or by its
consular officers, other than the head of the post shall be allotted numbers in
consecutive order after the last number allotted under clause (iv) irrespective
of whether such vehicle is for official or personal use of the post or any of
its officers;

(vi)A number allotted to a vehicle under any
of the clauses (i) to (v), which is lying unutilised due to sale or export of
such vehicle or cancellation of its number, may be allotted to another vehicle
under the same clause in respect of which an application has been made under
sub-rule (i).

Explanation: For the purposes of this
rule and rules 77, 78 and 79, “competent authority” means: -

(i)In relation to a diplomatic officer or
a consular officer who has his residence in Delhi, the Secretary to the
Government of India in the Ministry of External Affairs (Protocol Division);
and

(ii)In relation to a diplomatic officer or a
consular officer who has his residence at any other peace, the Chief Secretary
to the State Government.

The provisions of rules 76 to 80 shall apply to the
motor vehicles of diplomatic officers of the organisations notified under the
United Nations (Privileges and Immunities) Act, 1947 (46 of 1947) as they apply
to a diplomatic officer or consular officer with the notification that in rule
76, -

(a)In sub-rule (6), for the letters “CD”,
the letters “UN” shall be substituted; and

(b)In sub-rule (7), for the letters “CC”,
the letters “UN” shall be substituted.]

(1)The registration mark assigned under
sub-rules (5) to (7) of rule 76 shall be clearlyexhibited in reflecting colour both at the front and rear of the
vehicle on the plain surface of a plate or part of the vehicle and the size of
which shall be 41 centimetres by 14 centimetres-

(i)With deep blue background, the
registration mark and the number being in white in the case of motor vehicles
referred to in sub-rule (6) of rule 76;

(ii)With yellow background, the registration
mark and the number being, in black, in the case of motor vehicles referred to
in sub-rule (7) of rule 76.

(2)The registration mark shall be in
English letters and Arabic numerals and-

(i)Save in the case of a motorcycle or an
invalid carriage, the letters shall be not less than 6 centimetres high and 2
centimetres thick at any part, the numerals shall be not less than 9
centimetres high and 2 centimetres thick at any part, and there shall be a
space between any letter and any numeral and between any letter or any numeral
and the edge of the plain surface of not less than 1 centimetre and a space
between any two letters and between any two numerals of not less than 1
centimetre; and

(ii)In the case of a motorcycle or an
invalid carriage, the dimensions of the letters and figures shall not be less
than two-thirds of those specified in clause (i).

(3)The plain surface referred to in
sub-rule (2) shall not be inclined from the vertical by more than thirty
degrees. The letters and numerals shall be exhibited as follows:

(i)In the case of a transport vehicle, the
registration mark shall be exhibited in two separate horizontal lines, the
number allotted to the mission or post and the letters forming the first line
followed by the number allotted by the registering authority in the second
line; and

(ii)In all other cases, the registration
mark may exhibit the letters and numerals either in two horizontal lines as
aforesaid or in one horizontal line.

(4)Notwithstanding anything contained in
sub-rule (1), the registration mark exhibited at the front of a motorcycle or
an invalid carriage may be displayed on a plate in line with the axis of the
vehicle and shall, in such a case, be displayed on both sides of the plate.

(5)In the case of a trailer, -

(i)The registration mark shall be
exhibited on a plate or surface on the left hand side of the trailer, the
dimensions of the letters and figures being not less than two-thirds of the
dimensions specified in sub-rule (2);

(ii)The registration mark of the drawing
motor vehicle to be affixed to the rear of the trailer shall be in conformity
with the provisions of these rules relating to the registration mark affixed to
the rear of the motor vehicle.

(6)The registration mark shall also be
painted on the right and left side of the body of a transport vehicle.

(1)Every application for assignment of new
registration mark on removal to another State under sub-section (1) of section
47 by or on behalf of a diplomatic officer or consular officer shall be made in
triplicate in Form 44 and shall be addressed to the registering authority
through the competent authority accompanied by the relevant documents and fees
referred to in rule 54.

(2)The provisions of sub-rules (2) to (7)
of rule 76 shall apply to an application made under sub-rule (1) as they apply
to an application made under sub-rule (1) of rule 76.

If under the provisions of section 53, section 54
or section 55 the registration of a motor vehicle made in accordance with rule
76 is suspended or cancelled, then a copy of the order of suspension or
cancellation shall be sent to the competent authority in addition to each of
the authorities or persons to whom a copy has to be sent under the said
sections.

(1)Where an motor vehicle registered in
accordance with rule 76 is transferred by may of sale or other wise, the
transfer or shall, within fourteen days, report the fact of the transfer along
with the full name and address of the person to whom the vehicle is transferred
to the registering authority within whose jurisdiction the transfer is effected
and shall simultaneously send copies of the said report to, -

(a)The transferee;

(b)The competent authority,

(c)The Collector of Customs of the port of
importation of the vehicle and where it is not possible to locate the port of
importation, to the Collector of Central Excise and Customs nearest to the
headquarters of the transferee; and

(d)The original registering authority in
whose records the registration of the vehicle is recorded, if the transfer is
effected in the jurisdiction of another registering authority;

And shall also surrender
the number plate in respect of the vehicle to the registering authority in
whose records the registration of the vehicle is recorded, when the transfer is
to a person other than a diplomatic officer or a consular officer.

(2)Where the transferee is a diplomatic
officer or a consular officer, an application by him or on his behalf shall be
made to the registering authority for registration of the vehicle in accordance
with the provisions of rule 76.

(1)An application for the grant of permit
in respect of a tourist vehicle (hereinafter referred to in these rules as a
tourist permit) shall be made in Form 45 to the State Transport Authority.

(2) 1[*
* *]

2[3[ (a)]A tourist permit shall be deemed to be
invalid from the date on which the motor vehicle covered by the permit
completes 9 years in the case of a motor cab and 8 years where the motor
vehicle is other than a motor cab, unless the motor vehicle is replaced];

3[(b)]Where a vehicle
covered by a tourist permit is proposed to be replaced by another, the latter
vehicle shall not be more than two years old on the date of such replacement.

Explanation
: For the purposes of this sub-rule, the period of2[9
years or 8 years] shall be computed from the date of initial registration of
the motor vehicle.

(1)An application for the grant of authorisation
for a tourist permit shall be made in Form 46 and shall be accompanied by a fee
of Rs. 500 per annum in the form of a bank draft.

(2)Every authorisation shall be granted in
Form 47subject to the payment of taxes or fees, if any, levied by the concerned
States.

1[(2a) The authority which grants the authorisation shall in form the
State Transport Authorities concerned the registration number of the motor
vehicle, the name and address of the permit holder and the period for which the
said authorisation is valid:

PROVIDED that where the
permit holder undertakes to pay the tax direct to the concerned State Transport
Authority at the time of entry in his jurisdiction, the authorisation shall
expressly state that it has been issued subject to payment of taxes to the
concerned State Transport Authority].

(3)The period of validity of an
authorisation shall not exceed one year at a time 2[* * *].

No tourist permit shall be deemed to confer the
right of operation in any State not included in the authorisation referred to
in rule 83 nor shall it exempt the owner of a vehicle from the payment of tax
or fee, if any, leviable in any State.

The following shall be the
additional conditions of every tourist permit granted totourist vehicle other than a motor cab under
sub-section (9) of section 88, namely,-

(1)The permit holder shall cause to be
prepared in respect of each trip a list in triplicate of tourist passengers to
be carried in the vehicle, 1[*
* *] giving full particulars as under: -

(a)Name of the passenger,

(b)Address of the passenger,

(c)Age of the passenger,

(d)Starting point and the point of
destination.

2[(2) One copy of the list
referred to in sub-rule (1) shall be carried in the tourist vehicle and shall
be produced on demand by the officers authorised to demand production of
documents by or under the provisions of the Act and the Rules, and the second
copy shall be preserved by the permit holder.]

(3)The tourist vehicle shall either
commence its journey, or end its journey, circular or otherwise, in the home
State, subject to the condition that the vehicle shall not remain outside the
home State for a period of more than 1[three
months].The permit holder shall see
that every return of the tourist vehicle to the home State is reported to the
authority which issued the permit:

PROVIDED that where the
contracted journey ends outside the home State, the vehicle shall not be
offered for hire within that State or from that State to any other State except
for the return journey to any point in the home State.

(4)The tourist vehicle may operate circular
tours of places lying exclusively in the home State or in the home State and
outside the State if such circular tours are in the list approved by the
Tourist Department of the home State to visit places of tourist, historical or
religious importance and the tour is duly advertised beforehand.

(5)The permit holder or his authorised
agent shall issue a receipt to the hirerthe counterfoil of the same shall be kept available with him and
produced on demand to the officers empowered to demand documents by or under
the Act.

(6)The tourist vehicles shall be painted in
white colour with a blue ribbon of fivecentimetres width at the Centre of the exterior of the body and the word
“Tourist” shall be inserted on two sides of the vehicle within a circle of
sixty centimetres diameter.

(8)The permit holder shall display in the
front to of the tourist vehicle a board in yellow with letters in black with
the inscription “Tourist permit valid in the State(s) of...........in English
and Hindi and also, if he so prefers, in the regional language of the home
State.

(9)The permit holder shall not operate the
tourist vehicle as a stage carriage.

(10)The permit holder shall maintain i
day-to-day logbook indicating the name and address of the permit holder and the
registration mark of the vehicle, name and address of the driver with the
particulars of his driving licence and the starting and destination points of
the journey with the time of departure and arrival and the name and address of
the hirer.

(11)The permit holder shall furnish once in every
3 months the information contained in condition (10) to the State Transport
Authority which granted the permit and the logbook shall be preserved for a
period of 3 years and shall be made available to the said authority on demand
along with the records referred to in conditions (2) and (4)-

Explanation: In this rule, “home State”
means the State which has granted the permit under sub-section (9) of section
88.

(1)An application for the grant of an
authorisation for a national permit shall be made in Form 46 and shall be
accompanied by a fee of Rs. 500 per annual in the form of a bank draft.

(2)Every authorisation shall be granted in
Form 47 subject to the payment of the taxes or fees, if any, levied by the
concerned States.

1[(2-A) The authority which grants the authorisation shall in form the
State Transport Authorities concerned the registration number of the motor
vehicle, the name and address of the permit holder and the period for which the
said authorised is valid.]

(3)The period of validity of an
authorisation shall not exceed one year at a time 2[* * *]

(1)No
national permit shall be granted in respect of a goods carriage, other than
multi-axle vehicle, which is more than2[12] years old at any point of time.

(2)No national permit shall be granted for
a multi-axle goods carriage which is more than 15 years old at any point of
time.

(3)A national permit shill be deemed to be
invalid from the date on which a goods carriage covered by the permit completes
15 years in case of a multi-axle goods carriage and 2[12] years where the vehicle is other than
a multi-axle goods carriage, unless such goods carriage is replaced.

Explanation: For the purposes of this
rule, the period of 2[12]
years or 15 years, as the case may be, shall be computed from the date of
initial registration of the motor vehicle covered under its permit or the prime
mover in case of an articulated vehicle].

The national permit issued under subsection (12) of
section 88 shall be subject to the following additional conditions, namely,-

(1)The vehicle plying under a national
permit shall be painted in dry leaf brown colour with thirty centimetres broad
white borders and the words “National permit” shall be inscribed on both sides
of the vehicle in bold letters within a circle of sixty centimetres diameter:

PROVIDED that the body of a
tanker carrying dangerous or hazardous goods shall be painted in white colour
with a dry leaf brown ribbon of 5 centimetres width around in the middle at the
exterior and that of the driver’s cabin in orange colour.

(2) A board with the in scription “National
permit valid in the State (s) of......... with blue letters on white background
shall be carried in front top of such vehicle.

(3)No such vehicle shall carry any goods
without a bill of lading in Form 50.

(4)The vehicle shall have a minimum of two
drivers and shall be provided with a seat across its full width behind the
driver’s seat providing facility for the spare driver to stretch himself and
sleep:

1[PROVIDED that this sub-rule
shall apply to light motor vehicle and medium goods vehicles only from a date
to be notified by the Central Government].

(5)The vehicle shall at all times carry the
following documents and shall be produced on demand by an officer empowered to
demand documents by or under the Act, namely, -

(i)Certificate of fitness,

(ii)Certificate of insurance

(iii)Certificate of registration,

(iv)National permit,

(v)Taxation certificate,

(vi)Authorisation.

(6)The vehicle shall be subject to all
local rules or restrictions imposed by a State Government.

(7)The vehicle shall not pick up or set
down goods between two points situated in the same State 2[other than the home State].

(1)The overall width of a motor vehicle,
measured at right angles to the axis of the motor vehicle between perpendicular
planes enclosing the extreme points, shall not exceed

(i)In the case of a motor vehicle, other
than a transport vehicle, 2.5 metres;

(ii)In the case of a transport vehicle, 2.7
metres.

Explanation: For purposes of this rule,
a rear-view minor, or guard rail or a direction indicator (when in operation)
shall not be taken into consideration in measuring the overall width of a motor
vehicle.

(2)The overall length of a motor vehicle,
other than a trailer, shall not exceed, -

(i)In the case of motor vehicle other than
a transport vehicle having not more than two axles, 9.5 metres;

(ii)In the case of a transport vehicle with
rigid frame having two or more axles, 11.25 metres;

(iii)In the case of an articulated vehicle
having more than two axles, 16 metres;

(3)In
the case of an articulated vehicle or a tractor trailer combination specially
constructed and used for the conveyance of individual load of exceptional
length, -

(i)If all the wheels of the vehicle are
fitted with pneumatic tyres, or

(ii)If all the wheels of the vehicle are not
fitted with pneumatic tyres, so long as the vehicle is not driven at a speed
exceeding twenty-five kilometres per hour, the overall length shall not exceed
18 metres.

Explanation: For the purposes of this
rule “overall length” means the length of the vehicle measured between parallel
planes passing through the extreme projection points of the vehicle exclusive
of-

(i)A starting handle;

(ii)Any hood when down;

(iii)Any fire-escape fixed to a vehicle;

(iv)Any post office letter-box, the length of
which measured parallel to the axis of the vehicle, does not exceed 30
centimetres;

(v)Any ladder used for loading or unloading
from the roof of the vehicle or any tail or indicator lamp or number plate
fixed to a vehicle;

(vi)Any spare wheel or spare wheel bracket or
bumper fitted to a vehicle;

(vii)Any towing hook or other fitment which
does not project beyond any fitment covered by clauses (iii) to (vi).

(4)The over all height of a motor vehicle
measured from the surface on which the vehicle rests, -

(i)In the case of a vehicle other than a
double-decked motor vehicle, shall not exceed 3.8 metres;

(ii)In the case of a double-decked motor
vehicle, shall not exceed 4.75 metres;

PROVIDED that the provisions
of clauses (i) to (iii) shall not apply to fire-escape tower wagons and other
special purpose vehicles exempted by general or special order of registering
authority.

(5) The overhang of a tractor shall not
exceed 1.85 metres.

1[(6) The overhang of the motor
vehicle other than a tractor shall not exceed 60% of the wheel base.

Explanation II: For the purposes of this
rule “wheel base” means, -

(a)In the case of vehicles with only two
axles, the distance measured horizontally and parallel to the longitudinal axis
of the vehicle, between the centre points of the front axle and rear axle;

(b)In case of a vehicle only three axle,
and the front axle is only the steered axle, the distance measured horizontally
and parallel to longitudinal axis of the vehicle between the centre of the
front axle and centre point between the two rear axles;]

2[Explanation: - For the purposes of this
rule, “overhang” means the distance measured horizontally and parallel to the
longitudinal axis of the vehicle between two vertical planes at right angles to
such axis passing through the two points specified hereunder:

(A) The rearmost point of he vehicle
exclusive of-

(i)Any hood when down;

(ii)Any post office letter-box, the length
of which measures parallel to the longitudinal axis of the vehicle, does not
exceed thirty centimetres;

(iii)Any ladder forming part of a turn-table
fire-escape fixed to a vehicle;

(iv)Any ladder used when the vehicle is it
rest for loading or unloading from the roof of the vehicle, or any tail lamp or
number plate fixed to a vehicle;

(v)Any spare wheel or spare wheel bracket
fitted to a vehicle;

(vi)Any luggage carrier fitted to a motor
vehicle constructed solely for carriage of passengers and their effects and
adapted to carry not more than seven passengers exclusive of the driver;

(vii)Any towing hook or other fitment which does
not project beyond any fitment mentioned in clauses (ii) to (vi);

3[(Viii) Any mounted implement on a 3 point linkage of a tractor]:

PROVIDED that in the case of
a stage carriage:

(a)The projection of any bumper or
advertisement panel fitted at the rear of the vehicle shall not exceed fifteen
centimetres;

(b)The projection in respect of an
advertisement panel shall not be such as to obstruct either the vision from the
rear view mirror or project through the emergency exist at the rear or both;

(B)(i)In
the case of a vehicle having only two axles, one of which is not a steering
axle, the centre point of that axle; or

(ii)In the case of a vehicle having only
three axles and the front axle is the only steering axle; 4[the centre point of the rearmost axle];

(iii)In the case of the any vehicle registered
in India before the commencement of these rules it shall suffice if the
overhang does not exceed 7/24ths of the overall length of the vehicle;

(iv)In the case of a motor vehicle having
only three axles where two front axles are steering axles, the centre point of
the rearmost axle;

(v)In the case of a motor vehicle having
four axles, where two front axles are steering axles, a point 102 millimeters
in rear of the centre of a straight line joining the centre points of the
rearmost two axles;

(vi)In any other case a point situated on the
on longitudinal axis of the vehicle such that a line drawn from it at right
angle to that axis will pass through the centre of the minimum turning circle
of the vehicle.

5[(7)] No part of the vehicle
other than a direction indicator, when in operation, or a driving mirror, shall
project laterally more than 355 millimeters beyond the centre line of the rear
wheels, in the case of single rear wheels, or more than 152 millimeters beyond
the extreme outer edge of the outer tyres, in the case of dual rear wheels:

6[PROVIDED that in case of
agricultural tractors lateral projection up to 700 millimeters beyond the
central line of the rear wheel shall be permitted]:

PROVIDED that the State
Government or any authority authorised in this behalf by the State Government,
if it is satisfied that it is necessary because of the nature of any road or
bridge or in the interest of public safety, may prohibit or restrict the
operation of a motor vehicle in a specified route or area unless such vehicle
complies with the requirements specified by the State Government for such route
or area.

5[ (8)]No motor vehicle shall
be loaded in such a manner that the load or any part thereof extends,-

(i) Laterally beyond the side of the body;

(ii) To the front beyond the foremost part
of the load body of the vehicle;

(iii) To the rear beyond the rearmost part of
the vehicle;

(iv) To a height beyond the limits specified
in sub-rule (4):

PROVIDED that clause (iii)
shall not apply to a goods carriage when loaded with -my pole or rod or
indivisible load so long as the projecting part or parts do not exceed the
distance of one metre beyond the rearmost point of the motor vehicle.

(1)Every Motor vehicle, other than a
road-roller or a track laying vehicle, shall be fitted with pneumatic tyres.

(2)The pneumatic tyres of a motor vehicle
shall be kept properly inflated and in good and sound condition.

(3)For the Purposes of sub-rule (2), a
tyres shall not be deemed to be Of good and sound condition if-

(i)Any of the fabric Of its casing is
exposed by wear of the tread or by any unvulcanised cut or abrasion in any of
its parts; or

(ii)It shows signs of incipient failure by
local deformation or swelling; or

(iii)It has been patched or repaired by an
outside gaiter or patch other than a vulcanised repair:

PROVIDED that the
requirement specified in clause (iii) shall not apply to a temporary repair
effected to enable the vehicle to be moved to the nearest place where the tyres
can be repaired or replaced:

PROVIDED FURTHER that where
a motor vehicle, other than road roller or track laying vehicle, is not fitted
with pneumatic tyres, it shall not be used in a public place unless it is
fitted with shoes or other suitable device so that plying of such vehicle does
not damage the road.

The size of tyres of a motor vehicle specified in
column, (1) of the Table below shall have a ply rating specified in the
corresponding entry in column (2) of the said Table in respect of a maximum,
weight permitted to be carried by1[such tyres specified in the corresponding
entry in column (3) thereof.

1[TABLE

Size

Ply rating specified by
the manufacture

Maximum weight permitted
to carry

Single(Kgs)Dual (Kgs)

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

4.50 x 12 ULT

6

355

340

4.50 x 12 ULT

8

415

395

6.00 x 16

6

710

620

6.00 x 16

8

835

730

6.50 x 16

6

795

705

6.50 x 16

8

935

825

6.70 x 15

6

760

670

6.70 x 15

8

895

790

7.00 x 15

6

850

750

7.00 x 15

8

1010

890

7.00 x 15

10

1145

1010

7.00 x 15

12

1280

1125

7.00 x 16

6

890

780

7.00 x 16

8

1050

925

7.00 x 16

10

1200

1030

7.00 x 16

12

1325

1160

7.50 x 16

8

1205

1055

7.50 x 16

10

1375

1205

7.50 x 16

12

1530

1350

7.50 x 16

14

1630

1435

F-78-15-LT

4

675

N.A.

F-78-15

6

775

N.A.

F-78-15-LT

8

890

N.A.

LT 215 8OD-14

6

870

795

LT 215 8OD-14

8

1035

955

LT 215 8OD-14

10

1190

1090

LT 215 8OR-14

-

1190

1090

LT 195 8OD-15

6

790

N. A.

LT 195 8OD-15

8

925

N.A.

7.00 x 20

10

1660

1450

7.50 x 20

10

1855

1630

7.50 x 20

12

2060

1805

8.25 x 20

12

2365

2075

8.25 x 20

14

2585

2275

9.00 x 20

12

2710

2380

9.00 x 20

14

2960

2615

9.00 x 20

16

3075

2695

10.00 x 20

14

3180

2790

10.00 x 20

16

3480

3050

10.00 x 20

18

3575

3130

11.00 x 20

14

3470

3040

11.00 x 20

16

85

3325

11.00 x 24

14

10

3435

12.00 x 20

14

80

3230

12.00 x 20

16

4070

3575

12.90 x20

11

4320

3780

14.00 x 20

20

5320

4665

14.00 x 20

22

5765

5060

4.50 x 12

6

255

Not applicable

4.50 x 17

6

395

“

5.00/5.25 x 16

6

405

“

5.20 x 10

6

275

“

5.20 x 12

6

310

“

5.20 x 13

6

335

“

5.20 x 14

6

375

“

5.20 x 14

4

315

“

5.60 x 13

4

330

“

5.60 x 13

6

305

“

5.60 x 14

6

405

“

5.60 x 15

6

425

“

5.65 x 12

4

250

“

5.65 x 12

6

275

“

5.75/6.00 x 16

6

545

“

5.90 x 13

6

425

“

5.90 x 14

6

440

“

5.90 x 15

6

460

“

6.15 x 13

4

340

“

6.15 x 13

6

385

“

6.40 x 13

6

465

Not applicable

6.40 x 15

6

520

“

6.40 x 15

8

610

“

6.50/6.70 x 16

6

545

“

6.70 x 13

4

455

“

6.70 x 13

6

515

“

6.70 x 15

6

560

“

6.95 x 14

6

515

“

7.00 x 13

6

510

“

7.00 x 14

6

545

“

7.25 x 13

6

545

“

7.50 x 14

6

600

“

7.60 x 15

6

650

“

7.60/7.00 x 15

6

650

“

7.75 x 14

6

600

“

145/70 R 12

325

“

145/70 R 13

345

“

155/70 R 13

387

“

165/70 R 13

437

“

145/70 R 14

365

“

155/70 R 14

405

“

165/70 R 14

465

“

195/70 R 15

630

“

145/80 R 10

315

“

145/80 R 12

355

“

155/80 R 12

400

“

145/80 R 13

375

“

155/80 R 13

425

“

165/80 R 13

475

“

175/80 R 13

530

“

145/80 R 14

410

“

155/80 R 14

450

“

165/80 R 14

500

Not applicable

175/80 R 14

560

“

165/80 R 15

530

“

195/80 R 15

630

“

3.50 x 10

6

375

“

4.00 x 8

4

340

“

4.00 x 8

6

400

“

4.00 x 10

4

370

“

4.00 x 10

6

435

“

4.50 x 8

6

400

“

4.50 x 10

6

475

“

4.50 x 10

8

520

“

4.50 x 8

4

340

“

2.75 x 10

4

150

“

2.75 x 10

6

160

“

3.00 x 10

4

175

“

3.50 x 8

4

195

“

3.50 x 10

4

225

“

2.25 x 16

4

120

“

2.25 x 16

6

138

“

2.25 x 17

4

127

“

2.25 x 17

6

145

“

2.25 x 18

4

132

“

2.25 x 18

6

154

“

2.50 x 14

4

123

“

2.50 x 16

4

138

“

2.50 x 16

5

160

“

2.50 x 17

4

145

“

2.50 x 17

6

171

“

2.50 x 18

4

154

“

2.50 x 18

6

152

“

2.75 x 14

4

140

Not applicable

2.75 x 14

6

160

“

2.75 x 17

4

169

“

2.75 x 17

6

205

“

2.75 x 18

4

175

“

2.75 x 18

6

210

“

3.00 x 14

4

160

“

3.00 x 14

6

182

“

3.00 x 18

4

195

“

3.00 x 18

6

220

“

3.00 x 19

4

205

“

3.00 x 19

6

230

“

3.25 x 16

4

200

“

3.25 x 16

6

240

“

3.25 x 18

4

220

“

3.25 x 18

6

270

“

3.25 x 19

4

230

“

3.25 x 19

6

275

“

3.50 x 18

4

250

“

3.50 x 18

6

290

“

3.50 x 19

4

255

“

3.50 x 19

6

295

“

1.75 x 19

Standard

80

“

1.75 x 19

Reinforce

115

“

2.00 x 19

Standard

90

“

2.00 x 19

Reinforce

125

“

2.00 x 22

Standard

95

“

2.00 x 22

Reinforce

130

“

2.25 x 16

Standard

95

“

2.25 x 16

Reinforce

130

“

2.24 x 19

4

135

“

2.50 x 16

Standard

110

“

2.50 x 16

Reinforce

150

“

2.50 x 19

Standard

120

“

2.50 x 19

Reinforce

165

“

8.3/8 x 24

4

625

“

8.3/8 x 24

6

810

“

8.3/8 x 32

4

715

“

8.3/8 x 32

6

920

“

11.2 x 28

4

900

“

11.2 x 28

6

1115

“

11.2 x 28

8

1305

“

11.4 x 24

4

945

“

13.4 x 24

6

1200

“

12.4 x 28

4

1005

“

12.4 x 28

6

1275

“

12.4 x 28

8

1510

“

12.4 x 36

34

135

“

12.4 x 36

6

1140

“

12.4 x 38

4

1165

“

12.4 x 38

6

1480

“

12.6 x 28

4

1100

“

13.8 x 20

6

1430

“

13.6 x 28

8

1645

“

13.6 x 38

6

1660

“

13.6 x 38

8

1910

“

16.9 x 28

6

1840

“

16.9 x 28

8

2175

“

16.9 x 30

6

1900

“

16.9 x 30

8

2245

“

18.4 x 30

10

3815

“

18.4 x 30

12

3180

“

18.4 x 30

14

3405

“

4.00 x 19

4

355

“

5.50 x 16

4

425

“

5.50 x 16

6

525

“

6.00 x 16

4

450

“

6.00 x 16

6

560

“

6.00 x 16

8

675

“

6.50 x 16

4

510

“

6.50 x 16

6

615

“

6.50 x 20

4

600

“

6.50 x 20

6

725

“

7.50 x 16

8

1355

“

Non traction

10

1525

“

Tractor trailer

12

1710

“

9.00 x 16

14

1865

“

Non traction

Tractor trailer

16

2290

“

1.
Substituted by GSR 338 (E) dt. 26-3-1993.

Note:(i) The above
maximum weights are in accordance with Indian Standards IS: 10914 of 1988, and
for the maximum cold inflation pressures indicated therein and have been
adjusted for the speed limit stipulated in the notification under section 112
of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988.

(ii)The above weights in respect of tyres of
transport vehicles (goods are well as passenger carriages) shall be applicable
subject to the condition that the axle loads do not exceed 6% of the permitted
limits.They apply in relation to
registered axle rates recorded in registration certificate of the vehicles.

(iii)The load rating for tyres not covered by
the above Table may be notified by the Central Government as and when such
tyres are introduced on vehicles.Till
these are notified the provisional load rating declared by vehicle manufacturer
may be certified by the certifying test agency referred to in rule 1261.

1[(l) Every motor vehicle,
other than a motor cycle, three wheeled in valid carriage, trailer or a road
roller shall be equipped with two independent and efficient braking systems,
namely, the parking brake and foot operated service brake:

PROVIDED
that a motor cycle and three wheeled invalid carriage shall be equipped with
the independent and efficient braking systems, either both hand operated or one
foot operated and the other hand operated].

(2)The braking system shall be of strength
capable of stopping the vehicle within the distance specified in sub-rule (8)
and of holding it at rest in all conditions and all such brakes at all times be
properly connected and maintained in efficient condition:

2[* * *]

PROVIDED that a motor cycle
without gear may have an independent and efficient single braking system
capable of holding such motor cycle, when fully laden, stationary on a gradient
of one in seven.

(3)In every motor vehicle 3[other than agricultural tractors], the
brakes operated by one of the means of operation shall act directly upon the
wheel and not through the transmission gear.

4[(4) Two years from the date
of commencement of the Central Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Rules, 1993, every
motor vehicle manufactured shall have a braking system whose performance shall
conform to the following Indian Standards, namely-

(i)For motor vehicles IS: 10376-1982 or
IS: 11716-1986 as applicable;

(ii)For three wheelers with gross vehicle
weight not exceeding 1000 kgs., including three wheeled tractors for trailer, the
Indian Standards IS: 13670-1992;

Explanation:Indian Standards means the Indian Standards specified by the
Bureau of Indian Standards];

(5)Except in the case of a motor cycle, the
braking system or one of the braking systems of a motor vehicle shall be also
constructed and maintained that it can be so set as effectively to prevent at
least two, or in the case of a motor vehicle having three wheels, at least one
of the wheels from revolving when the vehicle is left unattended.

(6)The braking system or part thereof which
functions in the aforesaid manner shall be known as parking brake and where
such a braking brake is designed to be operated by hand, it shall be known as
hand-brake.

5[(7)(a) In the case of r, rotor vehicles other
than three wheelers of gross vehicle weight not exceeding 1000 Kgs and motor
cycle, the service brake shall be acting on all the wheels, of the vehicle.

(b)In case of three wheelers of gross
vehicle weight not exceeding 1000 kgs if the foot operated brake does not act
on all the wheels, the following conditions shall be fulfilled, namely,-

(i)The foot operated brake shall act on
the two wheels which are on the same axle, and

(ii)In addition to the parking brake, there
shall be an independent brake acting on the other wheel of the vehicle with an
independent hand operated control.

(c)In the case of motor cycles, the braking
system operated with the foot or left hand shall act at least on the rear wheel
and the brake operated by right hand at least on the front wheel.

(d)In the case of agricultural tractors, the braking system
shall act as on both the rear wheels, either directly or through the
transmission gear.

6[(8) The service braking
system in the case of vehicles other than three wheelers and motor cycles, and
the braking system operated by one of the means of operation other than the
parking brake in the case of three wheelers and motor cycles shall be capable
to bring the vehicles to halt within the distance specified in the following
Table when tested in accordance to the conditions prescribed correspondingly in
the Table. The test shall be conducted on a dry level hard road in good
condition. During the test the accelerator control shall be fully released and
in the case of vehicles with manual gear shifting control, the top gear and the
clutch shall be engaged.